Stillman women, men get wins over Claflin

The Stillman Lady Tiger basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a four-point victory on the road against Claflin. The Stillman men got a six-point win.

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ORANGEBURG, S.C. | The Stillman Lady Tiger basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak with a four-point victory on the road against Claflin. Sophomore guard Angel Mitchell had a game-high 18 points along with three rebounds and five steals. Freshman Ayanna McCullough had 11 points and two steals while Desiree Wright finished with seven points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Stillman (4-11, 3-3 SIAC) shot 36.7 percent from the field while forcing 25 Claflin turnovers (11 steals). The Lady Tigers held Claflin to 27.5 percent shooting from the field and tallied 15 steals. Claflin also out rebounded Stillman 55-46 in the contest, but went 0-for-14 from three-point range.For Claflin (3-13, 2-4), Talaya Robinson and Shakiema Ravenell each had 13 points while Kiara O'Neal tallied 10 points and seven rebounds.

MENStillman 68, Claflin 62ORANGEBURG, S.C. | The Stillman men's basketball team had a strong second-half performance to beat Claflin. The win pushed the Tiger win streak to four — the second four-game streak of the season.D'uanaway Barnes had 19 points for Stillman (9-6, 5-2 SIAC) while Jeffrey Wherry had 12 points and five steals. Markeith Madison added nine points and eight rebounds for the Tigers.For Claflin (5-9, 3-3 SIAC), Terrence Bowman had 19 points and nine rebounds while Marcellus Dunn added nine points and 12 rebounds. Claflin opened the game shooting 40 percent from the field en route to a 30-24 halftime lead. Stillman will host Lane College on Saturday afternoon at Birthright Alumni Hall at 5:30 p.m.